The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-10
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LEWISTON, Jan. SIN 1882 Auburn
shipped 79,588 cases sof shoes and
received 4,535,09S pounds of leather. In
1888 the shipment of shoes was 96,347 cases
and the receipts of leather 4,61S,S94 pounds
In 1884 the shipment of shoes was S9,665 cas-.
es and the receipts of leather 3,912, ,967 pounds
In 1885 the shipment of shoes was S6,274 cases
and the receipts of leather 3,745.527 pounds,
In 1886 the shipment of shoes was 13O,87s
cases and the receipts of leather 6,045, ,217
pounds. The year 1886 has been one of un-
examlled prosperity in shoes. Few shoe
manufacturing cities in America can show
commensurate increase-an increase of
over 30 per cent. in the shipment of its prin-
ago the annual production of shoes was
10000. Several of the shoe factories have
enlarged during the year.
Fire at Skowheean.
SKowHEGAN, Jan. Sat $50 d. M, Fri
day, an alarm of fire was rung. occasioned
by blaze at Charles Avery's on North
street. The department responded prompt
ly, and after an hours hard work succeeded
in extinguishing the fire. The house was
completely drenched, and the greatest dam
age was occasioned by the liberal use of
water. There was an insurance of only S4OO
on the house. By some chance or other, a
bed in c. +. Pollard's house took fire early
Saturday morning. 1t was quickly thrown
out doors and a second condagration avoid
ed.
The Somerset County Court Ad-
Iourned.
SKowHEGAN, Jan. 8.-Judge Walton ad
journed the Supreme Judicial Court this af-
ternoon after term of sixteen days.
Governor BodweII's staff.
AUGUSTA, Jan. S.-The Governor has
made the following appointments for his
military staff
Augustus B. Farnham. Bangor, Inspector Gen.
eral, rank OF Brigadier General.
Hampton e. Hill, Saco, Surgeon General. rank
of Colonel.
George c. Wing, Auburn, Judge Advocate Gen.
Hollis B; Hill, Portland, Commissary General,
rank of Colonel
II Fred Atwood, Wintsrport, Assist. ouartermas-
Fred E; Boothby Portland. Military Secretary
Ell: Augustus W. IngersoIl, Houiton; Albert E.
Neill, Calais; George A. Philbrook Augusta;
Clarence A. Leighton, Thomaston
Three Seamen Swept from the Bark
Lillian and Lost.
Boston, Jan. Sword has just been re-
ceived from Glasgow, Scotland, that the
master of the bark Lillian which sailed from
Bangor, for that port Nov. 26th, had met
with very rough weather. and that on Dec
10th the bark was struck by heavy sea
which swept off and drowned three seamen
Their names were Robert Flanders of Rock
land, Me-, A. r. Mcdonald of Bangor, and
Heinrich Sewers of Hamburg, Germany.
Six Alleged Riddeford Offenders In
dicted by the Grand Jury.
SAco, Jan. S.-The grand jury in York
county, has reported liquor indictments
against six Biddeford rumsellers. All have
been arraigned and all pleaded not guilty
and are held in jail or under bail. The ju-
ry's report was only partial and itlretired for
further work.
Rockland Telephone Line.
RocKLAND, Jan. s.-The telephone line
between Rockland and Whitehead life saw
ing station has been completed A cable
nine hundred feet long connects the station
with the mainland. This will be great
benefit to mariners coasting along that dan
gerous locality.
Six Hundred People Idle.
BRUNSWICK, Jan. S.-The strike at the
Cabot cotton mill still continues The ac-
tion of the mule spinners in leaving work
has resulted in closing the mill, throwing
six hundred out of employment.